I'm getting sleeved this Friday 3/28, really f'ing nervous and a little scared. Everyone says "you're gonna be okay", but that's easy to say when you're normal weight and don't struggle. My friends think I'm cheating by doing this and think I just need to be like them and get on a bike. Im really tired of the protein shakes and have been grouchy at home because I'm so damn hungry. I've cheated a little, only after reading here that people cheat on the pre-op diet all the time. My food cheat has been rotisserie chicken from Costco (cheapest best meal on Earth!), sushi, and some greek yogurt. No In&Out, no Lily's tacos, no adobada, no sausage mcmuffin.....After surgery, I'm finding new friends and plan to eat less. I'm optimistic that the sleeve will work for me long-term... I don't drink much, not into dessert food, and only crave fast food once a month. Thanks for listening!

It's good your almost there. The pre-op diet is really hard. I cheated mostly with protein. I would have an extra shake if I was really hungry. After surgery you will be sore. At home following the liquid foods is best. I had soups and shakes. I switched to syntrax protein and added it to milk or water. It took acouple of weeks to get over the mental need for certain foods. I would try to eat like salmon or chicken and my sleeve wasn't ready. Or I would eat a bite or two too much. Now I'm eight weeks and doing really good. I'm happiest about having more control over what I eat. It's common that some people will say surgery is cheating. They may struggle with their own control. I looked at it like I was totally fine with surgery being a tool that could help me be healthy. I was the only one that had to be because it would be mine. Now my friends are doing the hcg diet and eating 500 calories a day. So we are all eating protein salads together. So try not to be so nervous. It will be interesting. Feel free to ask me if you have questions.

Angelina

Hey cain I'm getting sleeved today at 3:30 I was nervous but with all the well wishes from the great people on the site I'm ready and excited. Everything will be ok. I cheated also it was a hard 2 weeks.

It's good your almost there. The pre-op diet is really hard. I cheated mostly with protein. I would have an extra shake if I was really hungry. After surgery you will be sore. At home following the liquid foods is best. I had soups and shakes. I switched to syntrax protein and added it to milk or water. It took acouple of weeks to get over the mental need for certain foods. I would try to eat like salmon or chicken and my sleeve wasn't ready. Or I would eat a bite or two too much. Now I'm eight weeks and doing really good. I'm happiest about having more control over what I eat. It's common that some people will say surgery is cheating. They may struggle with their own control. I looked at it like I was totally fine with surgery being a tool that could help me be healthy. I was the only one that had to be because it would be mine. Now my friends are doing the hcg diet and eating 500 calories a day. So we are all eating protein salads together. So try not to be so nervous. It will be interesting. Feel free to ask me if you have questions.

Angelina

I'm on my hospital bed. I did the surgery yesterday. It's all no biggie. The worst was swallowing that chemical for the x-ray test.

So far so good.